Thomas Franks - Chef De Partie | Term Time Only! 37.5 hours

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Richmond; On-site; GBP 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Richmond is seeking a Chef De Partie for a term-time position. Responsibilities include catering services for students, producing fresh meals, and adhering to hygiene standards. The ideal candidate has experience in a fast-paced kitchen, a passion for food, and strong attention to detail. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, including free meals on duty and training opportunities.

Benefits

Discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms

Free meals on duty

Volunteer leave

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Training and development

Apprenticeship programme

Social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a fast-paced kitchen at CDP or junior sous chef level.
• Ability to understand and communicate in verbal and written English.

Responsibilities

• Provide catering services to pupils and teachers as part of a team.
• Produce food using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch.
• Adhere to company food standards and minimize wastage.
• Follow Food Hygiene, Health & Safety policies, and allergen control procedures.

Skills

Interest in food and customer service

Team player

Innovation and passion

Organized with attention to detail

Understanding of food cost and waste

Job description

Chef De Partie | Term Time Only! 37.5 hours Richmond Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £23,000

Hours: 37.5h per week

An independent boys' day school in Richmond, Surrey. Catering for 300 plus students and teachers. We offer a core feeding of breakfast, lunch and sixth form café. There is also some hospitality through the year. This is a term-time only contract working 35 weeks a year. This location operates Monday to Friday.

We are looking for a talented Chef De Partie to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Richmond.

You will have previous experience of working within a fast-paced kitchen at CDP or junior sous chef level.

You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients & regularly changing bespoke menus. You will be creative and have the opportunity to showcase your skillset.

Key responsibilities

• To work well in a team of chefs providing catering services to pupils and teachers
• To produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the companies brand standards
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.

You will have the following skills

• A genuine interest in food & excellent customer service
• An all-round team player
• Innovation and passion for great food
• An organised Chef with attention to detail
• Understand the basics of food cost and wastage.

Knowledge / competencies

• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred

Benefits

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role. An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.